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Volume 129, Issue 4

April 2007

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ISSN 1050-0472

EISSN 1528-9001

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Editorial
Research Papers
Technical Briefs

Editorial

J. Michael McCarthy

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 369. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2717323

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Topics: Design engineering , Preferences , Weight (Mass)

Research Papers

Review of Metamodeling Techniques in Support of Engineering Design Optimization

G. Gary Wang, S. Shan

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 370–380. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2429697

Abstract

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Approximation

An Investigation Into the Use of Springs and Wing Motions to Minimize the Power Expended by a Pigeon-Sized Mechanical Bird for Steady Flight

K. Kurien Issac, Sunil K. Agrawal

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 381–389. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2429696

Abstract

View articletitled, An Investigation Into the Use of Springs and Wing Motions to Minimize the Power Expended by a Pigeon-Sized Mechanical Bird for Steady Flight

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Topics: Springs , Wings , Flight , Inertia (Mechanics)

Forward/Reverse Velocity and Acceleration Analysis for a Class of Lower-Mobility Parallel Mechanisms

Si J. Zhu, Zhen Huang, Hua F. Ding

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 390–396. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2429698

Abstract

View articletitled, Forward/Reverse Velocity and Acceleration Analysis for a Class of Lower-Mobility Parallel Mechanisms

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Topics: Kinematics , Mechanical admittance , Parallel mechanisms , Jacobian matrices

Box Approximations of Planar Linkage Configuration Spaces

J. M. Porta, L. Ros, T. Creemers, F. Thomas

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 397–405. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437808

Abstract

View articletitled, Box Approximations of Planar Linkage Configuration Spaces

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Topics: Algorithms , Linkages , Polynomials , Approximation , Space

Novel Nonlinear Elastic Actuators for Passively Controlling Robotic Joint Compliance

Shane A. Migliore, Edgar A. Brown, Stephen P. DeWeerth

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 406–412. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2429699

Abstract

View articletitled, Novel Nonlinear Elastic Actuators for Passively Controlling Robotic Joint Compliance

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Topics: Actuators , Design , Elasticity , Robotics , Springs , Stiffness , Stress , Rollers

Geometric Design Using Hypotrochoid and Nonundercutting Conditions for an Internal Cycloidal Gear

Yii-Wen Hwang, Chiu-Fan Hsieh

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 413–420. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437806

Abstract

View articletitled, Geometric Design Using Hypotrochoid and Nonundercutting Conditions for an Internal Cycloidal Gear

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Topics: Design , Rotors , Gears

Cumulative Clamp Load Loss Due to a Fully Reversed Cyclic Service Load Acting on an Initially Yielded Bolted Joint System

Sayed A. Nassar, Payam H. Matin

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 421–433. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2429700

Abstract

View articletitled, Cumulative Clamp Load Loss Due to a Fully Reversed Cyclic Service Load Acting on an Initially Yielded Bolted Joint System

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Topics: Clamps (Tools) , Cycles , Fasteners , Stress , Tension , Work hardening , Bolted joints , Stiffness

Technical Briefs

Analysis and Application of a 2-DOF Planar Parallel Mechanism

Jun Wu, Jinsong Wang, Tiemin Li, Liping Wang

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 434–437. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437800

Abstract

View articletitled, Analysis and Application of a 2-DOF Planar Parallel Mechanism

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Topics: Design , Dynamic analysis , Kinematics , Machine tools , Parallel mechanisms , Simulation , Inertia (Mechanics)

Design of a Special-Purpose Hob With Prescribed Value of the Hob-Setting Angle for Machining of Cluster Gear

Stephen P. Radzevich

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 438–444. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437807

Abstract

View articletitled, Design of a Special-Purpose Hob With Prescribed Value of the Hob-Setting Angle for Machining of Cluster Gear

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Topics: Design , Gears , Machining

The Ninth Homotopy Class of Spatial 3R Serial Regional Manipulators

Davide Paganelli

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 445–448. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437805

Abstract

View articletitled, The Ninth Homotopy Class of Spatial 3R Serial Regional Manipulators

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Topics: Manipulators

Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Robotic System Dynamic Performance

Alan P. Bowling, John E. Renaud, Jeremy T. Newkirk, Neal M. Patel, Harish Agarwal

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 449–454. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437804

Abstract

View articletitled, Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Robotic System Dynamic Performance

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Topics: Actuators , Design , End effectors , Failure , Reliability , Reliability-based optimization , Robotics , Robots , Uncertainty , Probability

A New Method to Analyze Spatial Binary Mechanisms With Spherical Pairs

Psang Dain Lin, Jung-Fa Hsieh

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 455–458. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437782

Abstract

View articletitled, A New Method to Analyze Spatial Binary Mechanisms With Spherical Pairs

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Topics: Couplings , Degrees of freedom , Design , Kinematics , Modeling , Robotics , Robots , Shapes , Rotation , Dimensions

Superelement-Based Modeling of Load Distribution in Large-Size Slewing Bearings

Tadeusz Smolnicki, Eugeniusz Rusiński

J. Mech. Des. April 2007, 129(4): 459–463. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2437784

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View articletitled, Superelement-Based Modeling of Load Distribution in Large-Size Slewing Bearings

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Topics: Bearings , Stress , Finite element methods

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Research Papers

Review of Metamodeling Techniques in Support of Engineering Design Optimization

An Investigation Into the Use of Springs and Wing Motions to Minimize the Power Expended by a Pigeon-Sized Mechanical Bird for Steady Flight

Forward/Reverse Velocity and Acceleration Analysis for a Class of Lower-Mobility Parallel Mechanisms

Box Approximations of Planar Linkage Configuration Spaces

Novel Nonlinear Elastic Actuators for Passively Controlling Robotic Joint Compliance

Geometric Design Using Hypotrochoid and Nonundercutting Conditions for an Internal Cycloidal Gear

Cumulative Clamp Load Loss Due to a Fully Reversed Cyclic Service Load Acting on an Initially Yielded Bolted Joint System

Technical Briefs

Analysis and Application of a 2-DOF Planar Parallel Mechanism

Design of a Special-Purpose Hob With Prescribed Value of the Hob-Setting Angle for Machining of Cluster Gear

The Ninth Homotopy Class of Spatial 3R Serial Regional Manipulators

Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Robotic System Dynamic Performance

A New Method to Analyze Spatial Binary Mechanisms With Spherical Pairs

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